Reflector for show-cases.



PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903. M. TAUSSIG & P. A. 00mm.

REFLECTOR FOR SHOW GASES.

APPLIQATION FILED JULY II 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

MAURICE TAUSSIG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND PHILIP A. CONNE, OF NEW YORK,NzY.

REFLECTOR FOR SHOW-CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No. 723,943, dated March31, 1903. Application filed July 1, 1902. Serial No. 113,907. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that We, MAURICE TAUssIG, residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, and PHILIP A. OoNNE, residing at NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York, citizens of theUnited States of America, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Reflectors for Show-Cases, of which the following'is aspecification.

Our inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements inreflectors for incandescent lamps; and its object is to provide areflector of the general trough-shaped type,

which is used with incandescent lamps in the corners of show cases andwindows, which shall be simple and cheap and easy to clean. The greatestdifficulty with reflectors of this general type in the past has beenthat it is almost impossible to clean behind the lamps without removingthem from the sockets, and owing to the somewhat-awkward position of thelamps it is not easy to unscrew them from the sockets. v

The object of our-invention is to provide a lamp which can be readilyremoved from its place to permit the reflector to becleaned.

and also one in which the lamps can be readily replaced when desired.

To these and certain minor ends our invention consistsin certain novelfeatures of construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings anddescribed in this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a section in the line 1 l of Fig. 2,showing the reflector and a portion of a show-case in cross-section. 2is an elevation looking in the direction of the arrow2 in Fig. 1; andFig. 3 is a reduced elevation of a portion of the reflector, showing thelamps removed therefrom for the purpose of cleaning, as heretoforedescribed.

Referring to the drawings, A is a suitable trough-shaped metallicbacking, within the curve of which are confined a plurality of mirrorsat, these mirrors being held in place by cars a, formed integral withthe backing A, and also by certain spring-clips a which lie in front ofthe mirrors. It will be observed that these parts form together a tro ughshaped reflector, although it will be obvious that any trough-shapedreflector could be tor.

taining the conductor.

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substituted therefor; This form, however, is cheap and is in common use,and we have therefore used it to illustrate our invention.

To the backing-piece A are secured at intervals circular journals B,formed from sheet metal and shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Through thesejournals runs a hollow metallic tube 0,

and may be connected to the lamp-sockets,

as shown. It will be observedthat this construction is such that when itis desired to clean the reflector or remove any or all of the lamps allthat it is necessary to do is to take hold of one of the lamps and pullit away from the reflector. The tube 0 will rotate in its journals andthelamps will swing bodily away from the reflector in a line at rightangles to their length and to that of the reflec- The advantage of thisconstruction over those in use will be very obvious, and no furtherexplanation thereof is necessary.

It is obvious that as far as its function of supporting the lamps isconcerned the tube 0 might be made solid; but the particular advantageof the tubular .form of construction is that it permits the tube toperform the double function of supporting the lamp and con- We do not,however, wish to limit ourselves to this particular form.

The reflector has been shown and described in connection with ashow-case; but it is perfectly obvious that it may be used equally wellin show-windows or other places where reflectors of this class arerequired.

We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a device ofthe class described, the combination with a reflector, of a lam p-socketsupported therein and means whereby said lamp-socket may be swung bodilyfrom its position, in a line at right angles to the length of saidreflector, substantially as described.

2. Ina device of the class described, the combination'with atrough-shaped reflector, of an incandescent lamp therein, and means forsupporting said 'lamp whereby it can be swung bodily away from saidreflector in a line at right angles to its length and the length of saidreflector, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with atrough-shaped reflector, of an incandescent lamp lying therein, asuitable socket for said lamp, and a suitable support for said socketpivoted upon a center parallel to the length of said reflector, snb

stantially as described.

4:. In a device of the class described, thecombination with atrough-shaped reflector,

of a series of journals secured thereon, a bar extending through saidjournals and rotatable therein, a bracket secured to said bar, and alamp supported by said bracket, lying within the hollow of saidtrough-shaped reflector, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with atrough-shaped reflector and a series of journals supported thereby, ofatubular bar rotatably supported in said journals and brackets securedto said bar, a lamp supported by said bracket and lying in the hollow ofthe trough-shaped reflector, and a suitable electric conductor withinsaid tube and supplying said lamps, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, this 21st day of June, A. D.

MAURICE TAUSSIG. Witnesses:

CHAS. O. SHERVEY, S. BLIss. 4

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, this 11th day of June, A. D.1902.

PHILIP A. CONNE. Witnesses:

HORACE A. SAKS, B. TOPLON.

